Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999910161616151515151514141313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67060153948144546415121889181817261652143414711475131412721623197223624330784893301342917418
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.79
12:04PM
1.66
12:42AM
1.73
12:54PM
1.60
1:35AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.40
6:06AM
0.56
6:20PM
0.47
6:55AM
0.62
7:10PM
0.52
7:51AM
0.65
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
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Rain (mm)
11---------1----------66
Temp. °C211918171717171819191919181819191919191919191920
Feels °C (?)231918171716161719192020181717171616161513121213
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